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Esther 2:8-11

8SoH3947itcameH1961topassH1961, when theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and hisdecreeוְדָת֔וֹve.da.ToH1881washeardבְּהִשָּׁמַ֤עbe.hi.sha.Ma'H8085, and whenmanyרַבּ֛וֹתra.BotH7227maidensנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291weregatheredוּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908togetherH6908unto Shushan thepalaceH1004, to thecustodyיַ֣דyadH3027ofHegaiהֵגָ֑יhe.GaiH1896, thatEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635wastakenH3947intoH413theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, to thecustodyיַ֥דyadH3027ofHegaiהֵגַ֖יhe.GaiH1896,keeperשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104of thewomenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.

9And the maidenpleasedוַתִּיטַ֨בva.ti.TavH3190him, andsheH2896obtainedH5375kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of him; and he speedilygaveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414herH802herH802things for purification, withherH802portionsמָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ma.no.Te.haH4490, and thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651maidensH5291,whichבְעֵינָיו֮ve.'ei.NavH5869weremeetH6440to begivenלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414herH802,outH6440of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004: and heremovedH5375herH802andherH802maidensH5291to thebestלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896placeH5414of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of thewomenH802.

10Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635hadnotH3808shewedherH5046peopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971norH3808herH5046kindredמֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּmo.lad.TahH4138: forMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֛יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadchargedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680herH5046thatsheאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834shouldnotH3808shew it.

11AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782walkedמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980everyH3605dayH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thecourtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the women’shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004, toknowלָדַ֙עַת֙la.Da.'atH3045howH4100Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635didיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213, andwhatH4100shouldbecomeH1980ofherH3605.

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